can also explain natural accident or the cosmic conditions. The different creation myths from different cultures all have similarities and difference in their level of creation‚ creators‚ cosmic elements‚ and creations. When it comes to the Navajo Legend‚ each song is a prayer to the Holy People who takes care of them. Ceremonies are taken place to help cure the sick and to help protect their herds‚ crops‚ families‚ and/or homes. During the ceremonies they sing songs which include a Blessingway
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it is a messenger from a god. For others‚ it is a symbol of courage and strength. Yet‚ I did not know what the eagle means for Navajos‚ and what those two human objects are doing. I do not even know what sandpainting means for the Navajo. After some research on internet‚ I found out that inside the Mother Earth figures are the four plants that are sacred to the Navajo: corn‚ beans‚ squash‚ and tobacco. In the center of the plants is a set of circles that stand for the four directions and the four
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beliefs which leads to iconoclasm. # 2 Describe the types of materials used in a traditional Navajo Sand Painting. How is the painting used after it is finished? Answer: The artist who created Navajo Sand Painting made it of colored sands‚ powdered pigments from minerals or crystals‚ and pigments from other natural or synthetic sources onto a surface to make a fixed‚ or unfixed sand painting. Navajo attitudes about beauty‚ art‚ and permanence are expressed in the form that pieces are not meant
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Who is the people call Apache? The word "Apache" comes from the Yuma word for "fighting-men." It also comes from a Zuni word meaning "enemy." The Apaches are well known for their superior skills in warfare strategy. Wars continuous among other tribes and invaders from Spain (Apache 1). The Apache Indian was have six main tribal groups‚ use weapons to fight in war or battles‚ had different types of game to have fun‚ to discussion the social and economic patterns‚ and got more involved
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Rituals Generally‚ many Native Americans do not have a set idea about life after death‚ but some believe in reincarnation as humans‚ ghosts‚ animals or a combination of these Autopsies are acceptable Each tribe has different burial traditions Example: Navajo Indians When discussing a fatal illness or disorder‚ speak in third person; never suggest the patient is dying because that would imply that the healthcare provider wishes the patient would die. Also‚ if the patient does die‚ then the provider is
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attacked anyway killing 150 Indians. They Govt. determined it was unjust but no one was ever held responsible. Navajo Long Walk‚ 1864 8000 Navajo were forced from their land to a place so secluded it was virtually a prison camp. 200 members died on the way and the only source of water was a river which was contaminated. The Indian Agent saw it was so bad that he petitioned to let the Navajos return and only 7000 were alive to return home after 4 years. Ghost Dance It was a religion started in
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The story states that the Navajo people believe people can change into any form of an animal through black magic. The skinwalkers are not nice and may try and attack people in animal form. The skinwalkers cannot be killed in some legends‚ but in others a bullet into the neck may
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ingredients to audience. Body: Next Step: Explain where Indian tacos are originated. Indian tacos aka Navajo tacos are just like tacos but with fry bread. The Navajo Indians invented them in the 1860’s after their “relocation” by the US government. They were forced at gunpoint to walk 450 miles to an overcrowded interment camp‚ and after a few years‚ this particular camp was abandoned and so the Navajo Indians were allowed to walk back to their traditional territory and they were granted 3.5 million
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language by creating online programs to teach their language to the younger generation like the Arikara tribe. Others like the Navajo are preserving both their language and their traditional stories by creating children’s shows like the Raven Tales which tell stories like how the first Navajo came to be in the Navajo language‚ and creating episodes of the Berenstein Bears in the Navajo language. Part of being Indian in contemporary America means taking on this responsibility to yourself and your people to
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Bible vs. Native American Creation Stories from the Southwestern United States Human curiosity is shared between both the Biblical creation story and the Native American myths .Both the Bibles account of creation and the Native American myths tell about an intelligent creator that created complicated beings. Creators in both of the stories have a dwelling in the sky. In Genesis‚ the creator God dwells in heaven. In Native American stories‚ the creator lives in the sky and is known as the Sky
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